Mail-box.



J. E. EMBREY.

MAIL BOX.

APPLICATION men 020.16.1915.

Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

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JAMES EDWARD EMBREY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

MAIL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

Application filed. December 16, 1915. Serial No. 67,133.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES E. EMBREY, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail- Boxcs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention has for its purpose to improve the construction of mail boxes of the general type designed for holding and protecting a small quantity of mail as for use in homes, oflices or stores where it is desirable to have a convenient receptacle into which mail can be deposited, and from which it can readily be removed. More particularly, the structure is intended to provide means for receiving letters and small parcels, and also for holding papers and larger packages which cannot be placed within the receptacle. Another object of the invention is to properly protect the contents of the box, while affording a view thereof from the exterior, and also to permit easy removal of the contents. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3"3- of Fig. 2, and

Fig. l is a sectional view on line P4 of Fig. 2.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate the same parts.

Referring more particularly to the arrangement shown in the drawings, 1 is a back wall, and 2 designates side walls, between which at the front of the receptacle is arranged an upper front wall 4 that is inclined downwardly and forwardly with respect to the back wall 1. Beneath the upper front wall 4 is a transparent panel 5 of glass, preferably, and underneath the latter is a lower front wall 6, the transparent panel and lower wall 6 being inclined downwardly and rearwardly with respect to the back wall 1. it will be noted that the side walls 2 extend downwardly to a point beneath the lower edges of the front and back walls, and '7 designates a bottom wall that is in hinged relation with the back wall, preferably by being pivoted to the side walls 2 by means of the pins 8. The bottom wall 7 is held normally in horizontal position, abutting the lower edge of the front wall 6 by means of springs 9, and forms a support for the contents of the box, and when the bottom wall is depressed against the action of the said springs, it releases whatever is contained within the receptacle, which can then be readily removed. The front wall 6 is also provided with a hook or catch 10 extending beneath its lower edge and adapted to be engaged by a key controlled locking member 11, so that the bottom wall can be positively locked in such a manner as to prevent unauthorized entry, or the removal of any mail from within except by the use of a key.

A cover 12 is provided, which when in closed position overlies the upper edges of the front, back and side walls. The cover 12 is pivoted so as to swing upwardly and is preferably supported on members or plates 13 secured to the side walls 2, although it may be otherwise arranged for relative swinging movement. 14 designates a spring holder that is pivotally arranged at the lower edge of the front wall 4 and extends upwardly across the latter. The holder 1% is adapted to retain newspapers or magazines or other parcels which are too large to be inserted within the receptacle through the opening at the top, when the cover is lifted. The upper end of the spring holder 1 is curved slightly in an outward direction, and arranged for engagement with the front edge of the cover 12, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby acting to hold the latter in its closed position against accidental movement, and requiring a slight pressure to be exerted on the cover in opening the same, sufiiciently to overcome the retaining action of the spring.

The structure described is exceedingly efficient for the purpose contemplated, and can be manufactured at comparatively low cost, besides possessing the advantage of affording complete protection for the contents ofthe receptacle, and at the same time permitting their removal quickly and with little diiiiculty.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a mail box, the combination with back and upper front walls, of a pivoted cover extending from the front to the back wall, and a spring holder secured to the upper front wall for retaining papers or other articles and cooperating with said cover to retain it in closed position.

2'. In a mail boX, the combination with a back wall, of an upper front wall inclined downwardly and forwardly from the back wall, a cover in hinged relationship with the back wall, and a spring holder secured at the lower edge of said front wall and extending upwardly across the same and cooperating with the cover to hold it normally closed.

3. In a mail box, the combination with a back wall, of an upper front wall inclined downwardly and forwardly from the back wall a cover hinged with relation to said back wall, a spring holder secured at the lower edge of said front wall and extending upwardly across the same and cooperating with the cover to hold it normally closed, a lower front wall extending downwardly and rearwardly from the aforesaid front wall, and a bottom wall in hinged relationship with the back wall and serving when closed to cover the space between the back wall and said second front wall and to support mail in the box.

JAMES EDWVARD EMBREY.

Witnesses:

RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH, H. E. STONEBRAKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0'. 

